Researching Computer Terms

Understanding computer terms is a slow process - it's important to get the BEST answers - not just the FIRST answers.

1. Run a Google search on "CPU" - you'll get a very clinical answer from the Wikipedia, but you probably won't understand it.
   1. If you copy and paste this answer into a report, you're a very efficient parrot.
   2. To be a STUDENT, you need to actually LEARN the meaning of the term, and put that definition into your own words.
2. Try searching for logical sentences - ie "What is a CPU" in quotation marks - what answer do you get now?

Here are a few good websites to help learn about computer components:

• http://google.ca: Try a Google Search on "How Computers Work" or "Learn Computer Components"
• http://education.kaboose.com/tutoring/comp_les1.html: A review of INPUT and OUTPUT devices is featured at
• http://computer.howstuffworks.com/pc.htm: The SEVEN major "PROCESSING/TORAGE" components of a typical computer system
• http://www.webopedia.com/: A great searchable dictionary of computer terms can be found at the Webopedia

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